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Bad Calculated Bond Lengths

List of molecules with calculated bond lengths that differ by more than 0.050 Å from experimental bond lengths.

Calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide rCH 1.097 3.692 2.595
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 rCN 1.303 2.198 0.895
CH3SO2NH2 methanesulfonamide rCN 1.207 1.711 0.504
FO Oxygen monofluoride rFO 1.354 1.507 0.153
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.250 -0.200
Ne2 Neon diatomic rNeNe 3.100 3.289 0.189
NaLi lithium sodium rLiNa 2.889 2.993 0.104
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.931 0.173
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.470 0.150
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.040 2.313 0.273
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- rAlCl 2.240 2.113 -0.127
HSSSH trisulfane rHS 1.344 2.096 0.752
Li2 Lithium diatomic rLiLi 2.673 2.782 0.109
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 3.924 1.464
FSN Thiazyl fluoride rFS 1.643 1.786 0.143
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.236 -0.164
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.082 -0.138
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.200 0.121
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic rMgMg 3.891 4.468 0.577
ClOF3 Chlorine trifluoride oxide rFCl 1.603 1.717 0.114
20 molecules.